The Ebonyi State Ministry of Health has revealed that the state recorded 53 cases in 2023 while 36 people lost their lives as a result of Lassa Fever outbreak across the state. This is according to the Disease Surveillance Notification Officer, state Ministry of Health, Orogwu Sampson, through a statement issued by the Public Relations…
The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the death of one trader killed by operatives of the state Anti-touting Squad at the Science Equipment Market, Head Bridge, Onitsha. The command’s spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident to newsmen said that several others were also injured. According to him, the incident happened at about…
The Nigerian Government has threatened to seal Fast-Moving Consumer Goods, FMCG, outlets nationwide over deceptive pricing amid rising hardship. Adamu Abdullahi, the Acting Executive Vice Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC issued this warning in a statement on Saturday amid the rising cost of food. Recalls that the Commission sealed up…
Member of the House of Representatives and a gubernatorial aspirant for the Edo State governorship election, Dennis Idahosa, has dismissed claims that he is being backed by a former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole. Ekweanaedo News reports that some of the APC gubernatorial aspirants accused Oshiomhole of backing Idahosa in…
In a new study that emerged in recent times, experts have warned that exposure to tobacco smoke among non-smokers can disrupt sleep quality and overall quality of life, calling for culturally relevant interventions for mitigating exposure to secondhand smoke, particularly among vulnerable populations who are often women and children. In the study, researchers found a…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate upgrade of key health infrastructure and equipment across all six geo-political zones of the country. This was revealed in a statement issued on Friday by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), said the move is in line with his administration’s vision of overhauling the…
A Nigerian man, whose name was withheld, has been arrested for allegedly assaulting and battering a fellow Nigerian in Ubari city in Southern Libya. Ekweanaedo News reports that Migrant Rescue Watch made this known in a post via X on Thursday, February 15, 2024. The post read, “Police (CID) in response to a hospital report…
Parents have been warned to take the health status of their children seriously so as to recognise potential signs of health issues. A medical expert from the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Dr Samuel Oyeleke stated this on Thursday during a sensitisation programme in Ibadan tagged ‘Childhood Cancer Awareness Walk’ organised by Akanimo Cancer…
The Kwara State Government on Friday alerted residents of the state of the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, also known as bird flu. The alert is sequel to a reported case of the bird flu in Kebbi State, Northwestern region of the country. The warning was contained in a public health advisory issued on…
A herbalist, Kasali Yinusa, pleads with Mapo Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve his nine-year-old martiage to his wife, Abosede. He accused Abosede of being short-tempered, fighting every now and then with people in the neighbourhood. He said; “I’m most unhappy with the high level of immorality Abosede has impacted on our only…
